Legal Opinion
Blea v. Fields
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 2005No. 28,740PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHAVEZ, Justice.
{1} In this medical negligence case we are asked to clarify the state of the law in New Mexico regarding a party’s entitlement to a jury trial in a case that involves both legal and equitable claims. The following question was certified to us by the Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 12-606 NMRA 2005 and NMSA 1978, Section 34-5-14(0) (1972): “Whether a party is entitled to a jury trial where proper and timely demand has been made in a matter that involves mixed claims of law and equity, and where a decision on the equitable claims will dispose of the legal claim?” This…
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